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Above splintered branches of twisted moonlight

a pale mist rises from the air

the rotation of stars drifting light across the sky

a wilderness above, the void that beckons me away

I am taken, carried in the arms of the Night Raven

Her spirit a gateway to the worlds beyond

in Her eyes, a gaze as cold as space itself

a universe in each, an endless truth...

Arrival, wrapped in cosmic vapor

an atmosphere of colors twist my comprehension

Starring at circles within the fog

Before me, the mysteries of time

How vast, I wonder, gazing into the infinite

for all that has been, and all that will ever be

a stream of black in all directions

Calling out My name...

A voice is heard, the Herald of the stars

Out from this shadow, a messenger arrives

and in His light I am frozen

with purity in His voice, he speaks unto me

"Be what thou shall

Do as you might

The souls of All are Mine

And so will You be, in time"

This voice is heard, echoing throughout my mind

...and I begin to fade away...

Breathing, I awaken

Alive among the Astral Plane

I sit below the stars once more

Adrift and distant from my visions

a Sister of the night

She carries me away

My heart, this pulse is not My own

a whisper of My mortality...